Tag: Maternity Benefits
Maternity benefits to women working in unorganised sector
The Maternity Benefit Act regulates the employment of women in certain establishments for a certain period before and after childbirth and provides for maternity...
Maternity Leave Rules and Benefits: Latest Update 2023
The Maternity Benefit Act 1961 applies to all women employed in factories, mines, plantations, and organizations with 10 or more employees in the public...
Zomato introduces maternity insurance for female delivery partners
India's food ordering and delivery platform, Zomato has announced the launch of a comprehensive maternity insurance plan for the female delivery partners onboarded with...
Contractual women eligible for maternity benefits: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has held that Contractual women are eligible for maternity benefits to adjudicate upon the issue.
A Delhi High Court single...
Maternity Benefits if Contractual Employment Term Overshoots- SC
On Thursday, 17 Aug, The Supreme Court held that maternity benefits have to be granted even if the period of benefit overshoots the term...
Maternity leave should increase from six months to nine months?
Recently last month, NITI Aayog member V K Paul said that both the private and public sectors should consider enhancing the maternity leave for...
How to claim online Maternity Benefits for Insured Women in ESIC?
One of the two main statutory social security bodies, Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has announced the Disablement Benefit as well as the steps on How...
ESIC Online Maternity Benefit Claim Portal launched by Union Minister
Shri Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of Labour & Employment and Environment, Forest & Climate Change launched the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation’s (ESIC) online maternity...
Govt approves 60-day special maternity leave in case of infant death
The central government has approved 60-day special maternity leave for women central government employees in case of stillbirth or death of an infant within...
CoinSwitch announces 8-month maternity leave for employees
India’s largest crypto investing firm, CoinSwitch has extended maternity and paternity leaves for employees. This policy is a part of its enhanced benefits program....